French Tour de Cuisine in San Diego.

DEDERKO, Michelle, French Tour de Cuisine, UT San Diego, March 15, 2012.

Abstract : This article announces an exclusive event : the “French Tour de Cuisine” which takes place in San Diego during a week : March 24th-April 1^st.

Quotation : « The French cuisine scene in San Diego is gearing up to bring locals an exclusive restaurant week inspired by France’s finest. The 2nd Annual Tour de Cuisine highlights French restaurants in San Diego and invites all to indulge in a cultural dining experience, March 24th-April 1st.

Expand your palate as local chefs serve up some of the greats, like Coquilles St. Jacques (sea scallops with wild mushrooms, chervil and white wine sauce) or a Crepe au Crème Brulee. Participating restaurants will feature $30-$50 three-course prix-fixe menus, celebrating the gastronomy with paired French wines.

Participating in this year’s Tour de Cuisine are Bo-beau kitchen + bar in Ocean Beach, Bleu Boheme in Kensington, The French Gourmet in Pacifc Beach, The Marine Room in La Jolla, The WineSellar & Brasserie in Sorrento Valley, Vagabond in South Park, and Vincent’s in Escondido.

Discover selections at three top spots of Tour de Cuisine. […]

The Marine Room: Executive Chef and Maitre Cuisinier de France Bernard Guillas is this year’s official ambassador of French Restaurant Week. The Marine Room will offer appetizer choices of Fennel Escargot Casserole, Cypress Grove Lavender Goat Cheese Brulee, Forest Wild Mushroom Bisque; entrée options of Brioche Mustard Seed Crusted Arctic Char, Plugra Butter Basted Lobster Tail, or Provencal Herb Roasted Filet Mignon; and a dessert Trilogy consisting of Domaine Canton Pot de Crème, Pistachio Dacquoise, and Port Blackberry Sorbet. The three-course menu is priced at $50. […] »

Index terms : French cuisine, San Diego, event, French Tour.

Found with : Google alert “French cuisine”.

URL : http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/15/french-tour-de-cuisine/

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Everything We Hate about the French Cuisine.

WEISER, Rosy, The French dis-connection: Au Midi to give diners what they love to hate about French eaters: foie gras, snails and frog legs, Santa Cruz Sentinel, March 14, 2012.

Abstract : Michel Loubiere, co-owner of Au Midi, a French restaurant in Aptos, decided to organize a dinner called “Everything We Hate about the French”.

Quotation : « APTOS -Americans have a long-standing fascination with all things French, from the country's legendary wine to the romance evoked even by mention of the famed city of Paris, to intense interest in French cultural icons like Napoleon and Brigitte Bardot.

Fascination and disdain sometimes go hand-in-hand, though, and Michel Loubiere, co-owner of Au Midi, a French restaurant in Aptos, felt it was time to do something -- his tongue firmly in his cheek.

"Enough is enough," the Frenchman announced in an email invitation sent to customers for a dinner set for next Wednesday called Everything We Hate' about the French.

The four-course meal is "by reservation only, attitudes welcome" and will feature snail, frog legs and foie gras -- all classic French dishes that inspire a range of emotions, from the gourmand's excited mouthwatering delight to squeamish expressions of disgust from less adventurous diners.

The menu, prepared by Loubiere's wife, Muriel, the chef and restaurant co-owner, will be a departure from her standard fare -- Mediterranean-inspired southern French cuisine with a multi-cultural flair.

"People call the French frogs,' but we never have frog on our menu," Michel Loubiere said. "Snails and frogs are products that are not part of the French staple for 30 or 40 years, but here it still represents French cooking," he said.

"The last time I had frog's legs I was probably a teenager," he added. "Snail is the same."»

Index terms : French cuisine, French dinner, Michel Loubiere.

Found with : Google alert “French cuisine”.

URL : http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/food/ci_20169674/french-dis-connection-au-midi-give-diners-what

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Can Some Corals Adapt to Global Warming?

By Bob Beale

Published on 12 March 2012

Abstract: This article presents a study which explains that some corals species can adapt to warmer oceans. It reveals that coral bleaching, consequences to higher temperatures will not be uniform, some corals are be able to adapt.

Quotation: « Coral reefs are among the ecosystems most severely threatened by global warming, but hopeful new evidence has emerged that some coral species may be able to adapt to warmer oceans ».

Index terms: corals, global warming, bleaching, studies

Source: Insciences Organisation

URL:http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=10699

Found with: Google News

By JP

Here is London

By Mark Neville

 Clubgoers at Boujis, an exclusive private club in the wealthy neighborhood South Kensington.

 Traders at the London Metal Exchange, a commodities market with a daily volume of more than $60 billion.

Children come to the Somerford Grove Adventure Playground in Tottenham, shown here, after school or on weekends to learn life skills like cooking. “There’s a real sense of adulthood to what the children are doing there,” Neville said.

From December 2011 to January 2012, the U.K. saw by this photographer, he has capturing diverse portraits traveled around London.

Index term:

London / lifestyle / UK 

SOURCE FOUND BY RSS: PHOTOJOURNALISMLINKS

URL of series : http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/03/01/magazine/mark-neville-london.html

Site of photographer : http://www.markneville.co.uk/

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Cooking classes in Paris.

Bistro Parisien ! , La Cuisine Paris, March 10, 2012.

Abstract : This article is an advertisement for cooking classes in Paris.

Quotation :

“Join us for a lunch menu built on classical flavors and discover the techniques behind some traditional French dishes !

Au menu

Magret de canard aux figues (Duck breast with a fig sauce)

Légumes de saison rôtis (Roasted seasonal vegetables)

Crêpe et sa sauce au caramel beurre salé (Crêpes with homemade salted butter caramel sauce)

After preparing your meal, dine with us. Wine included.

Location : 80 quai de l’Hotel de Ville

Duration : 2h

Price : 65,00€

• Tuesday, 13 March, 2012 – 12h / 14h

• Thursday, 24 March, 2012 – 18h / 20h

• Friday, 8 June, 2012 – 18h / 20h.”

Index terms : French cuisine, cooking classes, Paris.

Found with : subscription to Facebook.

URL : http://lacuisineparis.com/product/131-Bistrot%20Parisien%20%21

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